|SPRING 2008

Past Events Archives 2002 - 2006 or 2007 and beyond

NEWS



Bellydance: The Next Level Instructional DVD Trailer on YouTube
Check out Jenna's latest instructional DVD for bellydancers. This intermediate/advanced DVD is now available for purchase. You can see more information and order in our boutique!


PERFORMANCES

Friday June 6, 2008: t a X i m
taXim is a bellydance showcase in Eagle Rock featuring live music and different dancers with special guest stars that happens on the first Friday of every other month. More info on future taXim events and photos of past events here!

June 6: A fantastic lineup including Bloom Bellydance, Janelle, LaShonda, Nasila of LA Raqs, Oceana, Saahira & Shirin! Featuring very special guest ANJA!

When: 7:30 pm doors, 8:00pm show PLEASE do not expect to come in before 7:30 - but do arrive on the early side if you want to be sure to get a seat.
Where: Studio Iqaat, 3515 Eagle Rock Blvd.;Los Angeles CA, 90065
Parking on street or dirt lot adjacent to studio
How Much: 15$ admission includes light refreshments & snacks - 1$ discount if you bring your own reusable cup or mug!

Sunday June 22, 2008 Bellydance Kaleidescope
Jenna is a guest dancer at this new community showcase, featuring a total of 8 performances.

Where: The Oasis Dance Studio
3673 E. Highland Ave.
Highland, CA 92346
When: 7pm
How Much: 10$ cover

Saturday August 9, 2008 Jenna on stage at Forbidden City
This incarnation of Kashmir's Hollywood showcase features live music!

Where:Forbidden City
1718 Vine St
Hollywood, CA 90028-5209
When: 6-9pm
How Much: 10$ cover ; 21 and over only

IN THE BOUTIQUE...

Instructional Bellydance DVD for Beginners
"Bellydance Basics and Beyond" is now available for purchase! Visit the boutique for more details....

Instructional DVD for dancing with the drum solo
"The Heartbeat of Bellydance" is now available for purchase! Bellydancing for Fortune & Fame companion CD is also available now! Visit the boutique for more details.....
: : "I recently bought your video, The Heartbeat of Belly dancing. I LOVE IT!!!!. I have a lot of videos of famous dancers but yours is my favorite!!!
You explain everything so nicely, makes it soo easy to follow and you are an amazing dancer too!!! " -R.W., Texas

WEBSITE & MEDIA UPDATES


Jenna on HAFLA Cable show April 17th Thursday Night at 9:30 pm
Jenna's episode of Hafla, Parveneh's contribution to the bellydance community that features performances and interviews with bellydancers from all walks of life, will air on Channel 25 Time Warner cable in the East San Fernando Valley, California. This includes Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, Valley Village , North Hollywood and more. The lovely Olu is also a guest on this episode. Jenna performs a choreography created by Zahra Zuhair to an Egyptian piece, "Shake Me Balaha".

Jenna on Tyra!
Jenna was recently invited on to the Tyra Banks show to teach a lovely mom some bellydancing moves to show off to her Palestinian husband! You can check it out here in Los Angeles on the MY13 channel at 5pm on April 10 2007. The episode runs 2 weeks later in Manhattan, please check your local listings. You can see the video clip on Jenna's MySpace site! (Thanks, Claudia!)

Jenna Reviewed in The Chronicles: A Belly Dancer's Oasis
Jenna received a lovely review of her second workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the July 2007 issue of The Chronicles Magazine. The article, authored by Celine, who maintains an informational website for NM belly dance, can be viewed here.

Jenna is interviewed for "The Hip Circle",
a new webzine for bellydance enthusiasts and professional bellydancers.
Jenna discusses her move to Los Angeles, and comments on her experience in the West Coast belly dance world thus far.

Jenna is cast in an episode of MadTV
For a comedy sketch, Jenna portrays one of Barker's bellydancing beauties on a middle-eastern themed spoof of 'The Price Is Right" (see photo to left) Aired 2/13/05.

Jenna Coaches "Salomé" Lead Jessica Chastain
(Theater run has finished, now in production of 'Salomaybe', the companion docu-drama)
Jenna has been intensively training actress Jessica Chastain for her climactic dance performance as Salomé,
opposite Al Pacino, opening mid-April at the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles. The show,
directed by Estelle Parsons, is a reprise of Pacino's Broadway performance starring Marisa Tomei,
who, coincidentally, was coached by a mentor of Jenna's, Serena of New York!

"Jessica Chastain, who plays Salome with fervor and grace. She is as beautiful as the part calls for, with hands like
white butterflies and feet like little white doves, and her Dance of the Seven Veils (done with one veil, to preserve the austerity of the production) is lovely, sensual, and captivating." -Cynthia Citron

Goodbye, SERENA

 

You were my inspiration and my guiding light. I cannot begin to count the blessings you bestowed upon me. You will live forever in my heart and in each dancing step I take, and I will strive in turn to pass on even a fraction of the grace, beauty & magic you possessed to my students.

Above is the note you wrote me when I left New York, and it is with a heavy heart that I switch our names and repeat to you what you wrote to me....

Dear Serena,

A superb dancer & teacher. We will miss you more than you will ever know.

Love, Jenna